60,000 tons of Orri mandarins in France forecast for 2020-2021 season

The Association of Producers of the Orri Variety (Orri Running Committee, ORC) foresees an estimated production of 60,000 tons during the 2020-2021 season. The Orri mandarin is among the highest valued varieties in the market and, in the first weeks, its price is already topping the highest values reached in previous years. As ORC’s manager, Guillermo Soler, points out, the rains during the fall and the beginning of Winter have benefited the growth of this variety and the perspective regarding the calibre of this fruit are good, ‘which, added to its excellent organoleptic properties, differentiates the Orri mandarin from the rest and makes it stand out as a premium quality produce’. The demand is also expected to remain high ‘because society demands even more locally grown fruit with high quality, and the Orri mandarin meets those requirements’. The variety is about to reach its production limits, approximately 80,000 tons, because production licenses have been exhausted in Spain ...